Blood Angel 2 (2005) – Ingo Trendelbernd.

It is entirely fair to say that it won't matter a jot if y'all haven't seen the original Black Angel, as part 2 is a rudimentary retread of 70s sleazoid rape/revenger I Spit on Your Grave. I'm largely indifferent to ISOYG, so I'm game enough to see an even more cheapnis iteration. An attractive young woman Mary (Akasha Jones), travelling alone, is cruelly waylaid by vicious thugs, and horribly violated. Given inexplicably short shift by the local plod, Mary becomes dejected, but upon watching an arbitrary TV screening of I Spit on Your Grave, she swiftly turns all business, becoming a steely, vengefully leather-clad 'They Call Her One Eye' angel of death! Now I'm not saying a preliminary heroic dosing of Gin n' many beers had a major role to play in my appreciation of Trendelbernd's grotty S.O.V chunkblower, but it certainly jollied things along!

To be blunt, the photography isn't altogether graceful, the integrity of the fight scenes leave something to be desired, performances/text are uninspired, but plucky Blood Angel Akasha Jones portrays the aggrieved, righteously revenging Mary with convincing brio! One must be forgiving when viewing micro-budgeted S.O.V exploitation, it doesn't mean you are uncritical, but there's little value drawing attention to the obvious limitations of D.I.Y horror productions. While I can see why some have been disparaging of Black Angel 2's credibility, those more avid S.O.V freaks should appreciate the film's skeevier dynamics. Black Angel 2's score is surprisingly nifty, and Mary's deservedly gory slayings are, perhaps, the film's main saving disgrace. There is no production design to speak of, the practical FX are crude, but bloodily effective, and the film's slavish adherence to the tawdry original ultimately becomes a mite tedious.